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Tip-Off Showcase: St. Joes, Plainfield win

Special thanks to Alex Schiffer and Martin Cox for filling us in on the details from West Orange . . .

ST. JOES NIPS TEANECK IN OT

Junior guard Wade Baldwin led all scorers with 27 points and sophomore forward Karl Towns added 18 points, 14 rebounds, and five blocked shots as the St. Joseph-Metuchen boys basketball team edged Teaneck 67-66 in overtime at the Tip-Off Hoop Group Classic in West Orange.

Marques Townes also had his first double-digit night as a Falcon, finishing with 13 points. Jimbo Long chipped in seven points as St. Joseph improved to 1-1 and avenged last year’s loss to Teaneck in this event.

Joel Hernandez led Teaneck with 19 points as Teaneck roared back from an 11-point third-quarter deficit to force overtime on a layup as time expired by Myles McLeod. The Falcons missed 11 free throws down the stretch of the fourth quarter.

St. Joe’s head coach Dave Turco said he thought guard Wade Baldwin was a lot more patient with the basketball and helped get his teammates the ball more.

“At halftime, Wade went up to Karl and said we need you in the paint big guy I’m going to try and get you some shots in there” Turco said. “I love to see that.”

St. Joe’s, which got upended by rival East Brunswick on Friday, went into halftime down 18-16 but came out in the third quarter on a 13-2 run to give themselves some breathing room.

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Jerry Carino has covered sports for the Gannett New Jersey newspapers since 1996 and has been on the college basketball beat since 2003. A native of Old Bridge, he also teaches journalism at Kean University.Email Jerry.